"Deflategate" New England Patriots



during 2015 afc championship game against indianapolis colts, allegations arose patriots utilizing under-inflated footballs. suggested patriots staff deliberately deflated footballs give team unfair advantage during playoffs. lengthy investigation , heated debate commenced shortly afterwards, full report being published in may 2015. wells report found balls provided patriots, home team, indeed had less pressure on average balls provided colts. notable findings of suggestions of communication between tom brady , 2 patriots locker room attendants, indicating brady aware of situation , patriots staff intentionally deflated footballs. later study american enterprise institute called evidence , methodology of wells report flawed , unreliable .


in aftermath of incident, nfl suspended brady without pay first 4 games of 2015 season, fined patriots $1 million, , forced them forfeit 2016 first round draft pick , 2017 fourth round draft pick. brady appealed suspension, vacated united states district court southern district of new york, united states court of appeals second circuit reinstate year later 2016 nfl season. brady agreed serve suspension in 2016, led patriots win super bowl li in spite of it.








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